What is the highest surface area recorded in Uruguay?

The highest recorded value was 176,220 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Uruguay?

The lowest recorded value was 176,220 sq. km in 1961.

How does Uruguay rank for surface area?

Uruguay ranks 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Uruguay

Name: Surface area in Uruguay
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uruguay: Surface area was 176,220 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

176,220 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

90th

of 216 countries

All-time high

176,220 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

176,220 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Uruguay, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 176,220 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Uruguay peaked at 176,220 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 176,220 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Uruguay 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	9
1970s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	10
1980s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	10
1990s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	10
2000s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	10
2010s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	10
2020s	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	176,220 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

87 Senegal 196,710 sq. km compare
88 Syria 185,180 sq. km compare
89 Cambodia 181,040 sq. km compare
91 Suriname 163,820 sq. km compare
92 Tunisia 163,610 sq. km compare
93 Bangladesh 147,570 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay

Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Rural population 4.3% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.3% (2025)
Rural population 147,108 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 813,974 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 5,058 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 4.12 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Uruguay?: Surface area in Uruguay was 176,220 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 176,220 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 176,220 sq. km in 1961.
How does Uruguay rank for surface area?: Uruguay ranks 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.